Palm Tree Villas at Newport City

Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines
Living at the Palm Tree Villas is having a comfortable and convenient abode across the NAIA 3, close to the Villamor Golf Course, 5-star Marriott Hotel, 6-star Maxim's Hotel and the world-class New...

03 June, 2010

Unlock Huawei E160 3G Modem FREE

 
As of this writing, I am connected to the net using my honey's Globe Broadband Tattoo-provided Huawei E160 3G Modem on Sun Broadband Wireless. She got the modem as a freebie when she got her new Asus F80Q laptop. The Huawei E160 was previously locked to Globe Broadband Tattoo. But thanks to a very generous PExer, I, and other Huawei E160 users are now able to use the 3G modem with any network we want. I made this post to spread the good deed that deywet has done for me and many others. And if you also want your Huawei E160 3G modem to be unlocked, all you need to do is post your Huawei modem's IMEI on this link --> THREAD <-- and the unlock code will be posted shortly. This charitable act will help you save around Php200.


Disclaimer: Huawei E220 is not supported. However, a guide to unlocking the E220 is already posted here. DO NOT post your IMEI here because I don't have the unlocking software. If you are not a member of PinoyExchange.com, signing up is free. Happy browsing with your unlocked Huawei 3G Modem. :) 

Below is the list of supported models (all Huawei): E156,E160,E166,E169,ETS668,T128,T156,T158,T160,T161,T201,T208,U120,U3300,U7300.

3G Internet Connection Sharing Over WiFi On Windows XP



I am going to share with you today a step by step procedure on how to share your 3G internet connection over WiFi using the Internet Connection Sharing feature on Windows XP SP2.

Hardware Requirements:
  • Laptop or Desktop with WiFi card. Most laptops and netbooks already have WiFi built-in. This PC will act as the host PC that will share its 3G internet connection.
  • 3G modem connected on your PC's USB port. For this article, I used Huawei E220 on Sun Broadband Wireless.
  • Another laptop, WiFi-enabled desktop, or any other wifi-enabled device such as the iPhone, PSP, or iPod touch. In my previous experiments, my MacBook was able to successfully connect to my honey's ad hoc network.

Now that you have the hardware ready, it's time to get your hands dirty (well, not really. It is as easy as 1-2-3):
  1. Enable Internet Connection Sharing. To do that, go to Network Connections and locate your 3G internet connection's dialer. Right click and select properties. From the properties window, select the Advanced tab. Tick the check box for to enable Internet Connection Sharing. Select Wireless Network Connection to enable sharing via WiFi.
  2. Create a wireless computer-to-computer network (also known as ad-hoc network). At the taskbar, right click on your the Wireless Network Connection icon. A window opens to let you choose a wireless network. On the left side of the window, click on the "Change advanced settings" link. You will be directed to the Wireless Network Connection Properties window. On this window, click the Wireless Network tab. Click the Add button to create a new wireless network. Make sure you tick the check box at the lower left side of the window to make your new wireless network an ad hoc (computer-to-computer) network. Adding network security protocols are optional but recommended.
  3. And that's it! Now go get another PC, Mac, PSP, iPhone, iPod touch, or whatever, and connect to the new ad hoc network you just created. On Windows XP, you'll know you have successfully connected when you see something like this: [screenshot to follow]

There you have it. Everytime you connect to your Smart Bro, Globe Broadband Tattoo (formerly Globe Visibility), or Sun Broadband Wireless, any device that accesses your ad hoc network will have access to the internet as well. Happy Internet Sharing! :)